Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 724 The Sacred Land's Foundation: Yin Generates Yang (Part Two)

Amidst the starry sky, long vines support lotus blossoms, and three ancient temples stand, their Taoist essence swirling around them.

Jiuyun felt extremely bitter.

Before entering the Sword Realm, he knew he was inferior to Li Yuan, but seeing his master suppressing his emotions, he also felt a sense of pent-up anger and vowed to collect all three volumes of the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture for his master.

But those two battles on the tenth floor almost extinguished his ambitions.

The Divine Splitting Pill is a rare elixir from the Jiujiang Realm. After ingestion, it can elevate one's three elements in a very short time, thereby promoting a dual transformation in magical power and spells.

However, this pill is extremely taxing on the spirit. Any cultivator can only consume three pills in their lifetime; consuming more than three will surely lead to the destruction of their spirit.

"Just one more volume missing..."

Jiu Yunji calmed himself down.

Daojun's decree changed the rules of the Sword Realm: the ninth level grants the first volume, while the tenth level grants either the middle or lower volume at random. Now, he only lacks the lower volume.

But there were three Dao Lords before him.

"Must we fight three against one, or can we choose one?"

Jiu Yunji's emotions were in turmoil. He had already swallowed the third God-Splitting Pill, and even if he didn't care about his life or death, he only had the strength to fight.

Jiu Yun hesitated.

At that moment, many cultivators at the third realm who were watching the battle through the photos could even sense his mood, and they all focused their attention on the battle.

"Choose that elderly swordsman!"

After a long silence, Jiu Yunji made his decision and looked at the elderly swordsman:

"This person is the strongest!"

"boom!"

As soon as Jiu Yunji had a thought, the elderly Sword Lord rose up on the sword lotus.

Then, he pointed with one finger!
……

"Failed!"

In the Sword Realm, seeing that Jiu Yun had chosen the elderly Sword Master, Fu Jiu Dao Ren already knew the outcome.

As a person with the innate sword dao saint body, he knew better than anyone else the strength of that old sword lord. If it was limited to the third realm, even if he took the God-Splitting Pill, he would have almost no chance of winning.

"laugh!"

The sword light shattered the starry sky, and the light and shadow dissipated.

Just as Fu Jiu Dao Ren had predicted, the old swordsman's sword created and destroyed all laws, rolling like a torrent, covering the sky and the earth. If Jiu Yun Ji had not retreated decisively, he would have been killed by the sword light in an instant.

"All phenomena of birth and death converge within a single sword strike. This sword strike may seem to be at the third realm, but in reality, no cultivator at any of the third realms can unleash the same sword strike..."

"This child has fully inherited Fellow Daoist Fu Jiu's true teachings and can be considered a prodigy, but I'm afraid he has no chance of reaching the twelfth level of the Sword Realm."

"That Dongxuan Liyuan..."

Outside the Sword Realm, divine thoughts surged, and many great cultivators were watching the battle.

Many of them had watched Jiu Yunji fight his way up from the ninth to the eleventh floor, and they greatly admired his talent and skill, wondering if they could have matched him back then.

With just this one step away, Jiu Yunji will be able to obtain the complete inheritance of Tai Xuan Daojun.

However, the group of great cultivators showed no regret, for they had already foreseen his defeat when they saw the three Dao Lords manifesting on the eleventh level of the Sword Realm.

A moment later, Jiu Yunji fell out of the Sword Realm, his white clothes stained with blood, his aura weak. Even though he dodged the sword extremely quickly, it still injured his Niwan Divine Realm.

"This disciple has failed to live up to Master's trust..."

"You played very well."

Fu Jiu Dao Ren pointed a finger at his brow, dispelling the lingering sword energy within him, and his cold expression softened.

"Having obtained two out of three volumes, you have saved your teacher a thousand great merits!"

"Master..."

"Meditate and heal your wounds!"

Fu Jiu Dao Ren raised his hand to interrupt: "The Yun Dao Grass can help you refine your Divine Realm. Once your injuries have healed, you can refine a Grade One Great Pill. The Tai Jian Scripture will also be passed on to you!"

“…Thank you, Master.”

Jiu Yunji opened his mouth but didn't speak, knowing that his master was comforting him.

He calmed himself down and sat down to meditate.

Fu Jiu Dao Ren stood with his arms crossed. The powerful cultivators around him had already dispersed, but he didn't care. He was only protecting his disciple.

After a long while, once his injuries had stabilized, he turned and headed toward the cave dwelling of the Floating Dharma Master.

I'm going to copy the second volume of the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture.

……

On the same large dragon boat, Lin Yanlong turned off the photo in front of him.

"All things arise and perish, and the three realms reach their ultimate state."

Lin Xinglong sat by the window, looking at the deep and dark Ruins of Return. In the distance, he could vaguely see the two intersecting Dao Lord sword energies on the Sword God's Tomb.

"In the current world, almost no one in the three realms can break this sword."

The speaker was a middle-aged man in purple robes, who sat cross-legged and watched the entire process of Jiu Yunji's attack on the eleventh level of the Sword Realm until his crushing defeat.

His Taoist name was Xuanweizi. He was Lin Yanlong's teacher and the previous head of the Poison Dragon Academy. He relinquished his position after mastering the Dharma Heaven.

"Jiu Yunji's talent has not yet reached the level of gods and demons, yet he was able to break into the eleventh level of the Sword Realm. This is due to the fact that Daoist Fu Jiu devoted himself to cultivating him for more than two hundred years, as well as the God-Splitting Pill. Moreover, Daoist Lord changed the rules of the Sword Realm..."

Lin Xinglong frowned, his heart filled with turmoil.

Jiu Yunji's reaction was not surprising to him.

This person was originally a disciple specially cultivated by Daoist Fu Jiu for the Sword Realm. He had been at the Divine Palace Perfection stage for over a hundred years, and his magical arts were also carefully crafted for him by his master.

But what about Li Yuan?
Lin Yanlong felt a chill whenever he thought about how this person had only entered the Daoist path more than ten years ago.

"From today onwards, the sacred lands and grotto-heavens of all realms will be dedicated to training disciples to venture into the Sword Realm."

Xuan Weizi toyed with the Knowledge Orb, but his expression was not as solemn as that of his disciple:
"One hundred and twenty years is not a short time. If Chao Xuanlong is carefully cultivated, he might even have a chance to break into the tenth level of the Sword Realm?"

As for the eleventh level of the Sword Realm, he didn't mention it at all.

Not everyone has the resources and methods of Daoist Fu Jiu. Perhaps it would be possible to find a genius with divine or demonic talent and suppress him for 120 years.

But how is this possible?

"...Master seems to have a lot of free time."

Lin Yanlong's face twitched.

"After all, you are the master of the Poison Dragon Academy."

Xuan Weizi smiled.

"This person uses the alias 'Eight Thousand Miles,' and he was already famous in Tian Shi Yuan. At the height of his fame, he claimed to be from Tian Shi Yuan. If he were to establish a sect in the future, he would probably attract a large following!"

Lin Yanlong's expression was blank.

The thought of potentially facing off against Li Yuan hundreds of years from now sent chills down his spine.

You're probably overthinking it.

Xuan Weizi shook his head, feeling that his disciple was still too young: "Given this person's talent and potential, he must be a beloved disciple of the Dao Lord. How could he possibly be sent to do such trivial matters?"

"This……"

Lin Xinglong was taken aback, then quickly came to his senses: "That's right, Ba Wanli and Li Yuan are not the same..."

The former is the number one on the Tian Shi Yuan Battle Ranking, while the latter is the only peerless genius in nine eras to reach the twelfth level of the Sword Realm!

"Daojun's beloved disciple, a direct descendant of Weitian, do you think just anyone is qualified to become his disciple?"

Xuan Weizi couldn't help but offer some words of comfort, after all, they had once been master and disciple.

However, he was quite speechless that his own disciple would actually regard this prodigy as a hypothetical enemy.

"good."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xinglong's brows relaxed.

"You don't need to pay too much attention to this person. He may have overpowered his peers at the third realm, but it's not necessarily true that someone at the fifth realm would possess such supernatural abilities. Back in the day, even Feng Qingcang at the third realm was not as good as you."

After reaching the fifth realm, he even suppressed 'Unforgivable Law,' which was suspected to be an incarnation of a certain deity!

Xuan Weizi paused slightly before saying:

"In that case, I will entrust Chao Xuanlong to this old man. This boy is quite talented. Although he is not a god or demon, he is quite capable. With careful training for a hundred or two hundred years, he can at least obtain a copy of the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture!"

"Thank you, Master."

Lin Yanlong bowed and thanked him.

"As for the rest..."

Xuan Weizi whispered something in his voice, implying something:
"Let's wait and see, let's wait until that person opens up the 'Immortal Sun Great World'. At that time, it might be quite a lively affair..."

"Ok?"

Lin Xinglong's pupils contracted.

"To prove God, one must take the heavens!"

Xuan Weizi was playing with the Common Knowledge Orb. In the friend-visiting interface, which was out of sight of anyone, the words "Gods" were faintly flashing.

Who can predict the future?

Looking at the smiling Xuan Weizi, Lin Xinglong felt a sense of unfamiliarity, as if he were seeing him for the first time.
"You are……"

……

……

【Dragon and Serpent Scales (Tier 15)】

[...The scales of the Seven Realms' exotic beasts, dragons and serpents...This dragon and serpent is one of the natal spirit beasts refined by the true disciple of Dongxuan Mountain, 'Daoist Mingquan,' through cultivating the 'Northern Black Emperor's Netherworld Scripture'...]

[...Dragons and snakes are not snakes, therefore they do not shed their skin...Because they are in harmony with the 'Dragon Turtle' for many years, they possess the energy of the Black Tortoise...]

[Control Requirements: Eighty-one strands of Black Emperor's magical power]

[Control Effect: Tier 15: Seventh Level of the Black Emperor Netherworld Scripture, Form of the Black Tortoise]

Inside the cave, Li Yuan played with a palm-sized black scale, its surface covered with interwoven divine patterns, heavy as a small mountain, and exuding a violent aura.

"The dragon-snake and the dragon-turtle, which together possess the form of the Black Tortoise, are also extremely superior natal spirit beasts."

Li Yuan focused his mind on sensing, and felt satisfied.

This dragon and snake scale was a gift from Daoist Mingquan. It is of extremely high quality, and its control effect is exactly what he urgently needs.

"My fellow disciples from Dongxuan Mountain are still kind-hearted."

Li Yuan took out the Knowledge Ball and replied to Daoist Mingquan, who smiled and said there was no need to worry about it.

Mingquan Daoist is a true disciple of Dongxuan from more than four thousand years ago. He cultivates the Hunyuan Wuji Dao and has already reached the eighth realm.

This dragon and snake scale fell off when he was fighting with someone in his early years.

Upon hearing that Li Yuan wanted it, they immediately sent it over through someone.

Besides Daoist Mingquan, several other senior brothers and sisters who cultivated the Five Extremes Scripture also agreed, and they were just waiting to return to Dongxuan Mountain to gather enough people to control objects according to the Five Extremes Scripture.

"Unfortunately, the Black Emperor's magical power is less than eighty-one."

Li Yuan carefully put away the dragon scales and continued talking with his fellow disciples and elders, mainly asking about 'Yin Yin gives birth to Yang'.

The benefits of having connections become apparent at this time.

Several of the true disciples of Dongxuan Mountain throughout the ages have cultivated the "Mysterious Yin-Yang Dao," and for them, the transformation of Yin into Yang is not a difficult problem at all.

"Yin cannot exist alone, and Yang cannot grow alone. Even if a living being in this world possesses the Nine Yin Divine Body, it is impossible for it to be without a trace of Yang energy. Conversely, in the various realms of Guixu, even the most Yang and strongest beings will inevitably be tainted with a trace of Yin energy..."

"Junior brother, you've raised a pure Yin beast from the Void? That's easy. Yin Yin, what is Yin Yin? Just as wood burns out and then Yang fire is born, you must push this beast to its limit, and then..."

The message from the divine mind came from 'Tong Han Dao Ren'.

“Haha, Junior Brother Li, you’ve come to the right person. In the Ruins of Return, there is a small realm called the ‘Primordial Shadow Realm,’ where all the beings are pure Yin. I once went there to comprehend the laws of Yin and Yang…”

The message from the divine mind came from 'Zhiqing Daoren'.

“Water (yin) gives birth to wood (yang at its inception). Junior Brother Li, you are practicing the Five Extremes Sutra. Why not try using water to nourish wood and wood to strengthen fire? With the three extremes circulating, yang may be generated…”

The message from the divine consciousness came from 'Yuangang Daoren'.

……

"Thank you, senior brother." Li Yuan gathered up the messages from all his senior brothers and found that there were dozens of methods and experiences of generating yang from yin, and most of them had been verified.

"This is the true essence of the Holy Land!"

Li Yuan sighed inwardly.

The Yin-Yang balance that cultivators in the Yuan Ying Realm have been pursuing but never attaining is not a problem at all for the Dongxuan True Disciples who cultivate the 'Mysterious Two Elements Dao'.

This is not due to differences in thinking or understanding; their starting points are simply different.

Cultivators in the Yuan Ying Realm can hardly reach the sixth realm, while none of his senior brothers have reached below the seventh realm.

For example, the first true disciple from two generations ago, Daoist Yuangang, was already a person in the eighth realm!
"The methods of Senior Brother Zhiqing and Senior Brother Yuangang are most suitable for me. No rush, let me think about them carefully first..."

Li Yuan wrote it down word by word, not daring to be careless.

The senior brothers made it sound simple, but in reality, it was because their realm was too high and their cultivation too profound that he naturally had to carefully ponder and thoroughly understand it before trying it.

……

Half a month later.

Beneath the Xuan Teng tree, Li Yuan had thoroughly grasped the concept of Yin giving rise to Yang before stepping into the shadows of the tree. In a thin, sparse demonic shadow, his Shadow Demon Body sat quietly refining his technique.

The Shadow Demon's injuries had long since healed, and he had been preparing for the Yin to give rise to Yang during this time.

"As long as Yin gives rise to Yang, the Shadow Demon Palace will have a path to advance to the sixth realm, and after that, even divine lightning like the Qianyang Divine Thunder will no longer be able to restrain the Shadow Demon Body!"

Li Yuan muttered to himself.

The fact that the Shadow Demon Body was restrained by the Qianyang Divine Lightning was the biggest reason why he wanted to solve the problem of Yin Yin giving rise to Yang, not the Sun and Moon Thunder Pool.

"Om~"

As soon as Li Yuan had a thought, the huge Yuan Ying Pure Yang Tree began to tremble violently, as if it sensed his will and was expecting and trembling.

"Come!"

Li Yuan raised his hand, and in the divine realm, the three ancient temples of the Black Emperor, the Crimson Emperor, and the Azure Emperor trembled simultaneously. Streams of high-grade magic power roared in and entered the Shadow Demon's body.

He ultimately chose the Three Extremes Yang Generation Method.

This method is more suitable for him than other methods. Although there is a risk of death, the Shadow Demon Body is not afraid of life and death. For the sake of Yin Yin giving rise to Yang, it is worth dying several times.

"boom!"

Water nourishes the wood, and the wood is then used to fuel fire.

In less than a moment, the Shadow Demon's body was engulfed in flames, billowing black smoke rose and filled the shadows of the trees.

"what!"

The Shadow Demon let out a low growl.

The three poles generate Yang, which requires burning pure Yin to its limit. For the Shadow Demon Body, this is far more than just being burned by flames; even he felt a stinging pain all over his body.

"puff!"

After a long while, accompanied by a muffled thud, the flames that had burned to their peak suddenly went out, and the aura of the Shadow Demon also disappeared.

"Failed."

Li Yuan frowned slightly, pondering and reviewing the situation.

Several days later, he forged the Shadow Demon Body and tried again, but failed.

Several more days passed, and it failed.

fail……

This was repeated more than twenty times.

Six months later, a ray of light suddenly appeared under the Xuan Teng tree, piercing through the rolling black mist. Although faint, it was magnificent and upright, attracting the attention of the Golden Crow in the Sun Nest and even the Candle Dragon.

"It's done!"

Seeing this, Li Yuan was overjoyed.

He focused his senses and saw the Shadow Demon slowly emerge from beneath the shadows of the trees. Although it still wore a bronze mask and a black robe, its aura was no longer as chilling and sinister as before.

Amidst the gloom, a wisp of yang energy could be faintly seen.

"In that case, by simply strengthening the Yang energy and balancing Yin and Yang, the Shadow Magic Power might be able to be directly transformed into 'Yin-Yang Magic Power'!"

Feeling the reborn Shadow Demon body, Li Yuan nodded secretly.

The Shadow Demon Divine Art has the ability to devour all things, but the reason why its mana quality could only approach the superior grade before it could not break through was because it was impure.

After yin gives rise to yang, things will naturally be different again.

In Li Yuan's perception, it seemed as if a tiny two-colored millstone had appeared inside the Shadow Demon's body, slowly rotating and crushing the impurities in the Shadow Demon's magical power, gradually purifying it.

"Now, you can try to control the 'Sun and Moon Wheel'."

Li Yuan considered it for a moment.

Previously, when he escaped into the Sword Realm, he consumed tens of thousands of strands of magic power, and his Shadow Demon Body also consumed a lot of it. Now he only has a little over 100,000 strands of Shadow Demon magic power left.

"That's enough."

After exiting the Divine Realm, Li Yuan activated the Prison Suppression Divine Power with a thought, thus gaining control of the 'Sun and Moon Wheel'.

"Boom!"

A tremendous roar resounded.

Li Yuan was prepared and didn't even flinch. He focused his mind, as if he saw a deep, dark starry sky in his heart.

A sun and moon rise from the darkness at an extremely slow pace.

As the sun and moon revolve, light is born.

"Wow~"

With his magical power being consumed like flowing water, Li Yuan also saw the Sun and Moon Thunder Pool inside the Sun and Moon Wheel, where the thunderous water was rolling, and the pool was actually full!

"That Senior Brother Fu Jiu is truly generous!"

Li Yuan was somewhat surprised.

This Thunder Pool is not comparable to the Profound Yin Thunder Pool. It looks like it is about 10 square feet in size, but there is a whole different world inside. If a cultivator of the third realm were to refine this pool of thunder water, it would probably take hundreds or thousands of years!
The Sun and Moon Wheel is a top-grade divine treasure!

"It saved a huge amount of demon remains!"

Li Yuan had accumulated a large number of demon corpses, but now he had saved them.

"Wow~"

As soon as he had a thought, a waterfall formed by lightning and water suddenly cascaded down on Xuan Teng Island, irrigating the Xuan Teng tree whose injuries had not yet healed.

"Woo~"

The Xuan Teng tree swayed gently, and thousands of roots sprouted, absorbing the essence of the lightning water.

Strands of electricity crackled and popped across the tree trunk, accompanied by wisps of black smoke and flickering flames.

The tree trunk trembled, appearing disheveled, but its energy actually grew stronger.

"Huh~"

Beneath the Xuan Teng tree, the Yun Dao Grass, which had already covered the entire island, was also stretching its branches and leaves, absorbing the sun, moon, thunder, and water.

It had likely been irrigated by lightning and showed no signs of discomfort.

"A pool of lightning water is enough to reshape the foundation of the Xuan Teng Tree. If we could have several more pools, we might be able to ignore the lightning tribulations when we undergo them in the future!"

Li Yuan focused his senses and saw that the Xuan Teng Tree was quite adaptable, which put his mind at ease.

……

The Sword God's Tomb is bustling with activity.

Li Yuan, who hadn't left his cave for half a year, was startled.

He looked up and saw cities rising from the ground, streaks of light coming and going, and a bustling atmosphere that rivaled the immortal city of Tian Shi Yuan.

"Ding Yunjie narrowly lost to the ninth level of the Sword Realm. This is his twelfth narrow defeat in the past six months. The Sword Realm is just too difficult!"

"Xu Xunyi has entered the Sword Realm again. Last time he broke into the tenth level, but he was no match for the guardian, Mu Xiantian..."

"How difficult is the world of swordsmanship?"

"In the past six months, tens of thousands of cultivators at the third realm have climbed the Sword Realm, all of them renowned geniuses in their respective realms. However, very few have managed to break through to the tenth level of the Sword Realm. How exactly did Dongxuan Liyuan reach the top of the Sword Realm?"

"Daojun's beloved disciple possesses a great divine power inherited from him; how can we compare to him?"

……

"..."

A flurry of divine thoughts intertwined, and Li Yuan could hear the discussions of many cultivators without even needing to concentrate.

At the same time, many incense sticks were lit in his divine realm.

During his six months of seclusion, the Five Extremes Ancient Temple accumulated a large amount of incense offerings. Although the quantity was not as large as before, it was still more than what the Great Fortune Star had accumulated over a thousand years.

Li Yuan paused, and soon learned about the changes in the Sword God's Tomb over the past six months.

Since their master established the Sword Realm and changed its rules, a large number of cultivators have come here every day. After discussing among themselves, the great cultivators built quite a few cities.

In the past six months, more and more cultivators have been climbing the Sword Realm, but only Jiu Yunji has managed to break into the eleventh level of the Sword Realm.

There are several people on the ninth and tenth floors.

"Ding Yunjie and Xu Xunyi, these seem to be the first and second on the Ziwei Realm Battle Ranking?"

Li Yuan looked at the sword realm light screen, where tens of thousands of cultivators of the third realm were fighting, but the vast majority were below the third level, and there were very few above the fourth level.

As for the area above the ninth floor, there is currently only one person.

He was a young man with a tall hat and wide belt, his spine straight, and a sword in his hand. He had seen him before in the Taixu Divine Realm of other realms by virtue of his true inheritance authority.

"Xu Xunyi, son of Xu Xuanji, the current Grand Tutor of the Ziwei Dynasty..."

Li Yuan recognized the man.

Although both belong to the Three Realms, the Ziwei Realm is different from the Tianshi Realm. It has many sects, but the most powerful force is the Ziwei Dynasty.

The imperial dynasty governs many sects, and its system is somewhat similar to that of the Great Yun Dynasty. However, the difference is that the Ziwei Imperial Dynasty is extremely powerful.

His biggest impression of this dynasty was its method of selecting officials.

The selection of officials was based on the Battle Ranking, which was held every ten years. Only those who could rank in the top 100 of the Star Ranking were qualified to serve as officials and receive imperial support and training.

Those who have cultivated the Dharma Heaven and successfully reflected the Dao can enter the 'Temple' to receive incense offerings.

"Xu Xunyi is the top scholar of this year's examination. It is said that when he topped the Star Ranking, the gods of the Ziwei Imperial City resounded in unison, and all the gods were shaken..."

Li Yuan's expression was strange.

This system really made him feel very uncomfortable.

However, after glancing at it a few times, he decided not to care anymore once he realized that Xu Xun wouldn't be able to enter the twelfth level of the Sword Realm, and strode towards the Sword God Gathering.

Today, there are hundreds of cities on the Sword God Continent, and many cultivators. The city closest to the Sword Realm is called 'Tongqing'.

As the name suggests, this is the city of the Tongqing Taoist nuns, and also the most bustling city.

"Senior Sister Tongqing must have made a lot of money!"

The moment Li Yuan entered the city, he saw a dazzling array of precious lights, which dazzled him.

"Junior Brother Li."

Li Yuan hadn't taken more than a few steps when he felt a slight weight on his shoulder. He turned around and saw the Taoist nun Tongqing.

A small black monkey, about the size of a fist, perched on her shoulder; it looked very docile.

"Sister."

Li Yuan cupped his hands in greeting and looked at the little monkey: "Is this the black ape?"

“That monkey isn’t that well-behaved.”

Tongqing Daoist nun patted the little monkey, then took out a dark divine stone from her sleeve. Divine restrictions flowed on it, forming a series of sealing spells.

"This ape is extremely ferocious and has almost no intelligence. I killed it by 90% and sealed its status. However, you'd better be careful when you imprison this ferocious beast."

The nun Tongqing whispered her instructions.

"Thank you, senior sister, for reminding me."

Li Yuan carefully put away the sealed black stone.

(End of this chapter)